The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-09-03

sea would not be molested, and sent
word to that effect to the captains
of the vessels.
But Captain Sheppard, Of the cut
ter, had other orders from the Presi-
dent, and as the result of such in
functions he seized the following
vessels for violation Of the revised
statutes which forbid the killing Of
seals in the Behring sea.
July lst, American schooner
Challenge, l5l skins; July 10th,
schooner W. p. Sayward, l47 skins I;
British schooner Anna Beck, $50
skins; July 18th, British schooner
Dolphin, 6l9 skins; British sehoon-
err Grace, 769 skins; July 25th,
American schooner Lily L., 1917
skins; Aug. 9th, American schooner
Angel Dolly, l7S skins; Aug. 9TH,
American schooner Annie, $50
skins; British schooner Mary Ellen,
800 skins; British shooner Alfred
Adams, 400 skins.
All these vessels have been--ex-
cepting the Angel Dolly--sent to
Sitka in charge of the revenue cut
ter's men, and their masters and
crews will be tried for violating the
United States laws.
The Angel Dolly was seized by
Deputy Treasury Agent Loud off
st. Paul island on July 18th and is
now at Oonalaska. Information was
given to Captain Sheppard that
quantity of sealskins had been
landed on Popoff island by British
schooner, and he proceeded to that
place from Oonaloska. Upon ar
rival he found 443 seal hides in
Lynde & Houghs warehouse on
Sand point, stored there by the
master of the British schooner Lot
tie Fairfield of Victoria, b. c.
These were seized and brought TO
0onalaska.
Washington, August 19.-The
Smithsonian Institute scientists are
greatly interested in the develop
ment connected with the total
eclipse of the sun, the line Of total
-ity passing between Europe and
Asia. The United States Govern
ment is represented by party of
astronomers in Japan, who were to
take special pains to photograph the
corona and surrounding sky. The
Old World observers will follow the
same plan.
Shasta, Aug. l0-For many weeks
forest fires have been raging in the
mountains of Shasta and Trinity
counties. More danger has resulted
to Shasta county during the past
month from these fires than during
any for years, If ever before. Stock
has persisted or has been driven
from the mountains, isolated houses
and cabins have been consumed,
great quantities of timber have been
destroy ed, towns threatened and the
citizens compelled to fight the des-
troying element. The atmosphere
over the entire county has been
thickly obscured with smoke, through
which the sun and moon present
a red, weird and unnatural appear
ance, while the view from our high
est elevations is limited to narrow
and hazy eXpanse.
Nogales, A. T., Aug. IA ter
rible cyclone passed over the town
of Calabassas this afternoon, which
leveed to the ground number of
houses. One building, occupied by
a Mexican family, was torn to pieces
and child about two years of age
was instantly killed. Several per-
sons were more or less hurt, and
great damage was done to buildings
and crops. The storm lasted but
few minutes and covered a remark
ably small area.
Boston, Aug. 19-Alvan Clark,
who had worldwide reputation as
a practical astronmer and manu-
facturer of telescopes, and who has
been a resident of Cambridge for the
past fifty-two years, died this morn
ing, aged S3 years. His efforts have
given to the world the largest and
most powerful astronomical instru-
ments ever made.
The Telegram" says: To Alvan
Clark fairly belongs the title of be-
ing the most distinguished of Ameri-
can mechanics, and the name of
mechanic is one of which he is hon
orably proud. His services to the
sciences of optics and astronomy, by
his exquisite mechanical skill as
fabricator of lenses, are unsurpassed
in the history of the development of
the telescope.
Washington, Aug. ia promi-
nent official of the Treasury Depart
ment, who did not want his name
mentioned, said day that the Ha
waiian treaty is in greater danger
now than it has been before. "The
fact that the Hawaiian sugars have
found their way into New York
markets." said he, twill serve to
open the eyes of many of the re-
finers there of the danger to their
business which this treaty threatens,
if the islands continue to increase
their output. This recent consgn-
ment will also serve to stir up the
opponents of the treaty in the
South, and l am inclined to think
that those who have been Indifferent
ON the subject hitherto will be COM